Jimmyneutron Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 How would you rate Absolution? Feel free to give a short review including: Good things about the album Bad things about the album Best track Worst track Favourite moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacamn Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 such a pity that fury is not an album track...everything else is victorious ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyneutron Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 5 Stars. In my opinion, Absolution captures the emotion in the songs better than any other. Muse 'found themselves' on this album, which is also one of their most consistent. There was a distinct sound carried right through the album, and a dark edge which made it all the more intriguing. The heavy classical influence mixed with hard rock all fitting into a consistent sound on the album breathed new life into modern rock music. I would have included fury over Thoughts of a Dying Atheist. A very strong piece of work. Best Track: Butterflies and Hurricanes Worst Track: Thoughts of a Dying Atheist Favourite Moment: When the heavier piano kicks in on Ruled by Secrecy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiko Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 For the first 10 tracks its Muse's best album, but then 3 out of place tracks hit you. The Small Print is a lazy effort considering the quality of everything that you hear before it. Endlessly is just out of place. It's a great track, but should have been saved for BH&R. Thoughts of a Dying Athiest again is a lazy piece of work compared to the rest of the album. It's modern punk rock sound only helps it seem more out of place. At least the album goes out with a big bang! Favourite track is definately Blackout, which is even better live! My least favourite track is a 2-way tie between The Small Print and Thoughts of a Dying Athiest. My favourite moment on the album is when the guitar kicks in on Blackout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megglen Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Best track: Butterflies & Hurricanes Worst track: Don't have one! Favourite moment: The Naziness of Intro, it makes me chuckle to think of Dom as a Nazi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suvi Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 5 stars Best track: Interlude+Hysteria, SS, B&H, SfA, Worst track: The Small Print Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riveon Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 4.5 (rounded to 5) Good things about the album Possibly their best album. Too many things to list here Bad things about the album TOADA, Endlessly, The Small Print don't fit very well. Fury should have been put in instead of TSP. Blackout is a fantastic song, but doesn't really capture the emotion that it has live. Best tracks SS, B&H, AP, S4A, Blackout. Worst track The Small Print Favourite moments The chorus of Stockholm Syndrome, the guitar solo in Hysteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miss_meadows Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 5 Stars. It was the 1st album of Muse I bought, became a fan because of "Time is running out" and this album, it's still my favourite album because of it's variety. Piano pieces, heavy rock, great songwriting. RBS, SFA, SS and Hysteria on one album, I'd call it a real masterpiece. I don't skip any song. Best Track: Time is running out Worst Track: Thoughts of a Dying Atheist Favourite Moment: When the heavier piano kicks in on Ruled by Secrecy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Five Stars. Good: Heavy piano and guitar, solid lyrics, great balance of light and dark, classical elements, good single choices, cohesion/flow. Bad: A smattering of weaker tracks but nout that wrecks the album at all. Best Track(s): Apocalypse Please, Stockholm Syndrome, Hysteria, Ruled By Secrecy. Worst Track(s): Sing For Absolution, Endlessly. Favourite Moment: Synthy section to Apocalypse Please and the Hysteria bassline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownAndOut Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 5 stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0hawk Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 5/5 Good things about the album - The grandeur, theatricality and sheer immensity of the soundscape. - The best choruses in the band's career (Stockholm Syndrome, Fury, Ruled By Secrecy, Endlessly, Butterflies & Hurricanes) - Stockholm Syndrome - Epic piano love! - The strings are fantastic; for example, the strings in Endlessly and Butterflies & Hurricanes elevate those songs to greatness. Bad things about the album - The transition between Hysteria and Blackout is slightly jarring - Thoughts of a Dying Atheist feels out of place between Endlessly and Ruled By Secrecy Best track - Stockholm Syndrome Worst track - Thoughts of a Dying Atheist (not because it's bad, but rather, out of place in the flow of the album) Favourite moment - The chorus of Stockholm Syndrome. After the verse, there is a furious build-up that explodes into arpeggios and tender vocals. Quite possibly the meaning of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KockAnders Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Where's the option to give 6/5 stars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iddy Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 4.5/5 Best Tracks: Butterflies, Apocalypse Please, SS, Blackout Worst Track: Thoughts of a Dying Atheist. Favourite moment: The piano solo in Butterflies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graciegirl Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Absolution is my favourite album; I just love it. I'd got into Muse about a year or so before it came out and songs like Stockholm Syndrome and Hysteria just blew me away. I bought all the other releases not long afterwards and I take something different from each one. I'm just completely obsessed by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Good things about the album: To me this album is, alongside with OoS, the only Muse albums that doesn't change genre/style every third song. From the Intro to B&H is amazing, and the ending is awesome. Bad things about the album: The Small Print is a good song, but as many have mentioned, it doesn't fit, neither do Endlessly or TOADA. Best track Stockholm Syndrome Worst track Endlessy Favourite moment The epic start with Intro+Apocalypse Please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughtrish Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 5 stars. Absolution was the first album I heard and it is to blame for falling in love with Muse I know shit about music, but IMHO... Good things about the album: The heavy piano, the riffs, the chorus in several songs, lyrics. Bad things about the album: Errr... maybe Intro reminds me a bit too much of PF "The Wall" Best track: Butterflies and Hurricanes, my favourite song ever. Worst track: I would not say worst, but my less favourite is Endlessly. I like Small Print Favourite moment: Several. The B&H piano. "For fifteen pounds per year". SS chorus. Oh ffs, all of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkcat21 Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Their best album. Five stars. Good things about the album: Guitar solos Bad things about the album: Only 14 songs Best track: Butterflies and Hurricanes Worst track: Mmm, maybe Ruled by Secrecy, but still a good song! Favourite moment: Intro + Apocalypse Please (+piano at the end of the song) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therese Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 5* Good things about the album: Many of my favourite muse songs is in this album Bad things about the album: Is there any? Best track: Stockholm Syndrome & Butterflies and Hurricanes Worst track: Ruled By Secrecy, except for the piano solo part. But it's still a good song. Favourite moment: The live version of The Small Print where Chris sings in the chorus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregorv Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I gave it 5 stars, its the best Muse album for me, I don't think they'll ever beat it Good things about the album: Everything. I love all the track in here so much. It starts off with a bang in Apocalypse Please and just keeps getting more awesome every track that goes by. This is an album that I never skip a single track, because it flows so nicely and it makes me feel so many different ways when Im listening to it, its like an emotional rollercoaster. The album also fits together nicely with the apocalyptic and religious (or absence of it anyways) themes running through it. Bad things about the album: should've been longer Best track: Endlessly, Thoughts of a Dying Atheist, Stockholm Syndrome, Apocalypse Please Worst track: Im gonna say Interlude haha but seriously now...maybe Ruled by Secrecy despite me still adoring the song Favourite moment: 1. Intro and Apocalypse Please with the marching soldiers sends shivers down my spine 2. "Scares the Hell outta me!" I dno why, but I like the way its sang with such emotion 3. When Butterflies&Hurricanes starts again just when you think its over =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eLPee1982 Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 4 Stars Best: Time is Running Out, Hysteria, Butterflies & Hurricanes Worst: don't know Moment: When you think the song is over and then it starts again (Butterflies & Hurricanes) and the whole of Time Is Running Out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo0by Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Good: SS (one of if not the best Muse song) Hysteria, Dying Thoughs of an Athiest, Butterflies and Hurricanes. Bad: Some of the songs give way to cheese in places (im looking at you TIRO). I'm not sure why I prefer OoS over this exactly, i think its that OoS has more super awesome tracks, whilst Abso has more quality overall (just), but doesnt have quite so many super awesome parts. Best bit: SS solo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natural_Disaster Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 4 Stars Good things: Dark feel, amazing lyrics, good balance of heavy rock songs and slower ones Bad things: Some of the later tracks aren't quite as good as the rest of the album Best tracks: Hysteria, Stockholm Syndrome, Falling Away With You Worst tracks: Thoughts of a Dying Atheist, The Small Print Favourite moment: The way FAWY fades into the Interlude, which builds into Hysteria's awesome bass line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 4/5 Good things about the album - The grandeur of it, the flow; the riffy tracks balanced with the classical tracks and both are great. Bad things about the album - It's not that long and yet it drags due to the lack of an epic track towards the end. Best track - Stockholm Syndrome, Hysteria, Apocalypse Please, Butterflies & Hurricanes Worst track - Thoughts of a Dying Atheist Favourite moment - Outro riff to SS, Intro riff to Hysteria, The piano coming on AP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiss Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Definately 5 stars!! Their 2 best album. Very special for me. -Good things about the album:E-M-O-T-I-O-N!! some beautifull songs very intense moments, very inspiring songs! And the more complete for me! you find everything you want in an album: Great songs very catchy (Hysteria, Time is running out), some epic songs (Apocalypse please, Stockholm syndrome) and wonderful emotionnaly romantic songs (S for A, Ruled by secrecy, Blackout, endlessy) -Bad things about the album: ... Best track: Sing for absolution Worst track: The small print Favourite moment : The moment with Interlude and Hysteria: just perfection i don't know why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-museing Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 5 stars. It's my favourite album. Best Song: SS or Butterflies or Hysteria Worst: Probably TOADA Best Moment: The drums leading into Apocalypse Please. The moment I heard them I knew it was going to an epic album. I also love the heavy piano bit in RBS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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